Information, interaction, and creative production: The effects of three forms of Internet use on youth democratic engagement
Study details
| Year: | 2011 |
| Scope: | National |
| Countries: | Sweden |
| Methodology: | Empirical research – Quantitative |
| Methods of data collection: | Survey |
| Researched Groups: | Children |
| Children Ages: | Other |
| Other Childrens Age Group: | 13-14 and 16-17 years old |
| Funder: | Riksbankens Jubileumsfond |
| Funder Types: | Foundation |
| Consents: | Consent obtained from parents; Consent obtained from children |
| Informed Consent: | Consent obtained |
| Ethics: | Ethical considerations and/or protocol mentioned in the research design |
| URL: | https://journals-sagepub-com.ezproxy.ub.gu.se/doi/full/10.1177/0093650213476295 |
| Data Set Availability: | Not mentioned |
Goals
"...in this study we examine political knowledge and political participation as different outcome components, rather than as parts of a sequentially ordered process ultimately concluding with participation. Insofar as Internet use among young people, as we argue, can be understood in terms of a number of relatively distinct forms of activity, it is reasonable to expect that a model of Internet use that predicts different outcome components will reveal important information about the mechanisms by which the Internet plays a part in youth democratic engagement." (Authors, 798)